Abstract: Methods of additively manufacturing a three-dimensional object include receiving manufacturing data from a memory chip physically associated with an exchangeable container configured for use with a system for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects, and controlling a first operation comprising an operation of an active element of the exchangeable container and/or a second operation comprising an operation of a transporting path configured to transport the exchangeable container within the system for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects, in which controlling the first operation and/or the second operation is based at least in part on an object to be and/or being additively manufactured using the exchangeable container.

Abstract: The invention relates to a powder module (1) for an apparatus for additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects, comprising: a powder chamber (2) limiting a powder room (3) that can be filled with powdered construction material, a carrying device (4) arranged in the powder room (3), limiting the powder room (3) at the bottom and movably supported relative to the powder chamber (2), and a drive device (5) for generating a force setting the carrying device (4) in motion relative to the powder chamber (2), wherein the drive device (5) comprises at least two separate adjustment units (6a, 6b), that especially are coupled for movement, with at least one, especially cylindrical, adjustment element (7a, 7b), wherein each adjustment element (7a, 7b) is movably supported relative to a respective housing element (8a, 8b) of the respective adjustment unit (6a, 6b) between a first end position and a second end position.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a medical component (11) insertable, at least in segments, into a body of an object, in particular of a living being, comprising a channel structure (12) including at least one, in particular tubular, channel (13), through which a medium and/or at least one functional element can be passed, wherein the medical component (1) is manufactured, at least in segments, in particular completely, with the aid of an additive manufacturing method via successive, layer-by-layer, selective exposure and associated successive, layer-by-layer, selective solidification of construction material layers made of a construction material (3) solidifiable with the aid of an energy beam (4).

Abstract: A device for the additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects from powdery construction material by introducing radiation energy, in particular a laser sintering and/or laser melting device, comprising at least one housing having a process chamber, in which process chamber a construction space or an exchangeable container having a vertically movable construction platform is arranged, to which construction platform the powdery construction material provided for solidification by radiation energy can be applied, characterized by a memory chip, which can be removed from the process chamber of the device with the exchangeable container and/or the constructed object and which can be read out by an electronic reading device and on which production data, which belong to the additive manufacturing process, and/or subsequent processing steps and/or processing stations for automatically controlling processing apparatuses and/or transport paths and/or storage positions and/or data from controlling active elements

Abstract: A powder module (1) for an apparatus for additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects, comprising a powder chamber (2) limiting a powder room (3) that can be filled with powdered construction material, a carrying device (4) arranged in the powder room (3), limiting the powder room (3) at the bottom, movably supported relative to the powder chamber (2), and a position detection device (6), which is provided for the detection of the position of the carrying device (4), wherein the position detection device (6) is formed as or at least comprises a cable pull sensor.

Abstract: A method for producing a three-dimensional component by means of a laser melting process, in which the component is produced by consecutively solidifying individual layers made of building material by melting the building material, wherein said building material can be solidified by the action of radiation, wherein the melting area produced by a punctiform and/or linear energy input is detected by a sensor device and sensor values are derived therefrom in order to evaluate the component quality. The sensor values detected in order to evaluate the component quality are stored together with the coordinate values that locate the sensor values in the component and are displayed by means of a visualization unit in two- and/or multi-dimensional representation with respect to the detection location of the sensor values in the component.

Abstract: Module (5) for an apparatus (1) for additively manufacturing of three-dimensional objects (2) by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material (3) which can be consolidated by means of an energy source (4), in particular the module (5) is mountable in or mounted in a process chamber (6) of an apparatus (1), which module (5) comprises a module build chamber (8) and a module dose chamber (7), wherein a module build plate carrier (12) moveable relative to at least one module build chamber wall (13) and a module dose plate carrier (10) moveable relative to at least one module dose chamber wall (11) are provided, wherein a lever device (14) mechanically linking the module build plate carrier (12) with the module dose plate carrier (10) is provided.

Abstract: A body node for connecting shell-shaped body structures, of a vehicle, the body node having: a first connecting flange for connection to a first shell-shaped body structure, a second connecting flange for connection to a second shell-shaped body structure, a third connecting flange for connection to a third shell-shaped body structure, and a connecting structure rigidly connecting the connecting flanges with each other and, for example, forming a monolithic body with the connecting flanges.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for calibration of at least one scanning system of a laser sintering or laser melt facility with the further characteristics of the preamble of Claim 1.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for additive manufacturing of an object 2, in particular a hybrid object, based on a data record (DS) describing an object 2 to be additively manufactured, comprising the following steps: providing a data record (DS) describing the object 2 to be additively manufactured, subdividing the data record (DS) into at least two sub-data records (TDS1, TDS2), wherein a first sub-data record (TDS1) describes a first sub-object 2a forming a first object part of the object 2 to be additively manufactured, and at least one other sub-data record (TDS2) describes another sub-object 2b forming another object part of the object 2 to be additively manufactured, forming the first sub-object 2a based on the first sub-data record (TDS1) in a first additive construction process, and forming the at least one other sub-object 2b based on the at least one other sub-data record (TDS2) in at least one separate other additive construction process, wherein the at least one other sub-object 2b is form

Abstract: A method for producing a three-dimensional component by means of a laser melting process, in which the component is produced by consecutively solidifying individual layers made of building material by melting the building material, wherein said building material can be solidified by the action of radiation, wherein the melting area produced by a punctiform and/or linear energy input is detected by a sensor device and sensor values are derived therefrom in order to evaluate the component quality. The sensor values detected in order to evaluate the component quality are stored together with the coordinate values that locate the sensor values in the component and are displayed by means of a visualization unit in two- and/or multi-dimensional representation with respect to the detection location of the sensor values in the component.

Abstract: An apparatus (1) for additive manufacturing of a three-dimensional object by successive layer-by-layer selective illumination and thus selective solidification of construction material layers (9) formed in a construction plane (10), consisting of a solidifiable construction material (2) by means of at least one energy beam (3), comprising a housing structure (4), and a combined coating and illumination assembly (6) firmly arranged or formed on the housing structure (4) of the apparatus, comprising a coating device (8) provided for applying the construction material (2) into the construction plane (10) and for forming construction material layers (9) to be solidified in the construction plane (10), and an illumination device (11) provided for the selective illumination of respective construction material layers (9) formed in the construction plane (10) by means of the coating device (8), and a carrying device (15).

Abstract: The invention concerns a sieve device 10 for use in a device 1 for generative manufacture of components 2 by means of successive solidification of individual layers 3 of powdered solidifiable construction material 4 by exposure to radiation, in particular laser radiation 5, through sector by sector melting or fusing and binding of the construction material 4, comprising a coating device 6 for application of the layers 3 on a carrier 7, a dosing device 8 for preparing the powdered construction material 4 for the coating device 6, an overflow container 9 for receipt of construction material 4 not needed in the coating process that can be fed to the sieve device 10 for sieving the powder material into the overflow container 9 during the construction process, wherein a sieve 12 of the sieve device 10 is configured at least in sections to be inclined in a way that the construction material 4 after appearance on the sieve to be sieved is first brought across the surface of the sieve with an initial velocity and the

Abstract: System (1) for additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects (2), comprising:—a movable modular functional unit (12a-12d),—a tunnel structure (21),—an apparatus (3) which is configured for additive manufacturing of a three-dimensional object (2) by successive layerwise selective exposure and consequent solidification by means of an energy beam (5) of construction material layers which have been formed, wherein the apparatus (3) comprises a connecting portion (26), by means of which the apparatus (3) can be or is connected to the tunnel structure (21) so that a modular functional unit (12a-12d) can be moved starting from the apparatus (3) into the tunnel structure (21) or vice versa,—a filling and/or emptying device (13) which is configured for filling with construction material (4) a reception space of a functional unit (12a-12d) moved into a filling section (14) of the filling and/or emptying device (13), and/or for emptying construction material (4) contained in a reception space of a functional unit

Abstract: The present invention concerns a device 1 for the additive manufacture of a three-dimensional object (2) by successive, layered, selective illumination and associated solidification of built material layers formed in a construction plane (11) of a built material (3) that can be solidified by means of at least one energy beam (4), comprising an illumination device (9) which comprises at least one illumination element (10) to generate an energy beam (4) directed to the construction plane (11) for the selective illumination of a built material layer that is to be solidified, wherein at least the one illumination element (10) is movably supported by means of a magnetic moving and mounting device (12) in at least one degree of freedom relative to the construction plane (11).

Abstract: Method for controlling operating of at least one additive manufacturing apparatus (1) for additively manufacturing of three-dimensional objects is provided by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a powdered build material which can be consolidated by means of an energy beam, embodiments including exemplary steps of: supplying authorization data (AD) which contains at least one authorization parameter that authorizes the operation of at least one additive manufacturing apparatus (1) or at least one functional unit (2-7) of the at least one additive manufacturing apparatus (1) from an external data supply source (10), transmitting the authorization data (AD) from the external data supply source (10) to a control unit (8) of the at least one additive manufacturing apparatus (1), and controlling operation of the additive manufacturing apparatus (1) or the at least one functional unit (2-7).

Abstract: A method for controlling the exposure of a selective laser sintering or laser melting apparatus. The method includes providing a selective laser sintering apparatus or laser melting apparatus that uses successive solidification of layers of a powder-type construction material that can be solidified using radiation.

Abstract: A method for controlling the exposure of a selective laser sintering or laser melting apparatus. The method includes providing a selective laser sintering apparatus or laser melting apparatus that uses successive solidification of layers of a powder-type construction material that can be solidified using radiation.

Abstract: An apparatus for the generative production of a three-dimensional object by successive, selective layer-by-layer solidification of construction material layers of a solidifiable construction material by means of at least one energy beam, comprising at least one device for generating at least one energy beam for selective layer-by-layer solidification of individual construction material layers of a solidifiable construction material, wherein the device is configured to generate an energy beam directed directly onto a construction plane, and an exhaust device which is configured to exhaust non-solidified construction material detached from the construction plane during processing and/or process gases arising during processing, wherein the exhaust device comprises at least one exhaust element through which a suction flow may or does flow, wherein at least one passage opening is formed in the at least one exhaust element for passage of an energy beam generated by the device and directed directly onto the construc

Abstract: A device 1 for producing three-dimensional objects 2 by the successive solidifying of layers of a powdery, structural material 3 that is solidifiable by means of radiation, in particular electromagnetic radiation or particle radiation, at the points corresponding to the respective cross section of the object, in particular an SLM device or an SLS device having a housing 7, in which a process chamber 8 and at least one building chamber 5, 6 are disposed, having a supporting means 9 for supporting the object 2 inside the building chamber 5, 6, a metering chamber 4 for storing the structural material 3, a coating device 10 for applying the structural material 3 and an irradiation device 11 for irradiating the applied layers of the structural material 3.